Ziehm Imaging
German mobile C-arm specialist. Primary non-GE competitor in the mobile C-arm market globally. Focus: premium mobile fluoroscopy for surgical, vascular, cardiac, orthopedic, and pain-management use. Smaller product portfolio than Big Three, deep specialization in one modality.
Company history
- 1972 — founded in Nuremberg.
- 1990s–2000s — establishes US + European presence through direct sales and distributor networks.
- 2006 — Vision family launches with flat-panel detector options — first major challenger to GE OEC's image-intensifier dominance at the time.
- 2010s — Vision RFD (Retractable Flat Detector) + Vision RFD 3D (intraoperative CBCT) expand the premium product line.
Product line
- Vision RFD family — premium full-size C-arms with flat-panel detectors. Primary rivals to the OEC 9800 / 9900 Elite.
- Vision RFD 3D — intraoperative cone-beam CT capability. Used in spine surgery, ENT, orthopedic trauma.
- Ziehm Solo — compact mobile C-arm for pain + interventional workflows.
- Ziehm 8000 — legacy image-intensifier family.
Distinctive tech
- Retractable Flat Detector — the detector folds down for transport, then deploys for imaging — practical for moving C-arms between ORs
- SmartScan CBCT — intraoperative 3D reconstruction from a single sweep
- SmartVascular / SmartCardiac — application packages tuned for specific procedures
Market position
Clear #2 globally in full-size mobile C-arm, behind GE OEC. Stronger in Europe than in the US. Flat-panel detector adoption earlier than OEC on comparable tiers.